Shipping rig



y 24, 1951 o. B. HAVERLANDT, JR 2,561,660

SHIPPING RIG Filed Nov. 19, 1948 INVENTOR. 1' 0. B- HAVERLAND'IQJR.

AT TORNEY Patented July 24, 1951 Otto B. H-averlandt, Jr., GreatFallaMont assignor to Bison Manufacturing company, Great Falls, Mont, acorporation of Montana Application November 19, 1948 Serial No. 60,930"

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This; invention; relates to the packaging and shipment of articles ofcommerce and more particularly lrelatively heavy articles such asinternatcombustion engines andthe like.

Specifically, the inventionrelates to a Shipping rigcfonapplicationtothe motor block of an automobilezon other internal combustion engineandreplacingcertain; necessary parts during shipment thus, among otherthings, simplifying shipment: and reducing the weight and size of thecratedarticle.

Increase in. transportation rates has. made it necessary torreduce. the;weight ofthe shipments if. the: costs; are. not to be prohibitive.shipment of internal, combustion engines as,pfor example, an automobileengine, ordinarily the englue is: crated requiring labor and material,and the. completed crate weighs approximately 100 lbs, whichis .a.substantial consideration insofar costiisziconcerned. Likewise the timeconsumed incratingzan engine isan important-factor. The

crates arecapable ofbeing used only a relatively few times, andfrequently parts that should. be

protected are. permitted to. be exposed and are damagedduringshipment.

With conventionaltcrates about 0f the floor space. is wasted and cratingrequires labor skilled attleast to a substantialdegree.

Another objection is that the conventional :crate must beremoved within.30. days in order to be able to. determine whether. or not the contentshave been damaged intransit. Thisincre'aseslaboryeosts,parti'cularly'when the contents are. not needed immediately, but isnecessary if damage is: detected. and claim made for reimbursementtherefor.

It is an object of the invention to provide apackage.iorshipmentwhich'is of reduced size and weight, requires lesslabor, material, time and consequent expense'andxwhi'ch willprotect fromdust, dirt, moisture. and damage in shipment, during storage, or in factuntil. it .is used- Further objects and advantages of the invention willbe apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings; wherein 1.

Fig. 1 is a perspective of the shipping rig including the false oil pan,valve chamber, and bell housing cover of the present invention;

Fig. 2, an end view of the engine block with the bell housing cover andhaving the shipping rig as illustrated in Fig. 1 applied thereto;

Fig. 3, a top plan View; and

Fig. 4, a bottom plan view.

Referring to the drawings, there is disclosed a In the motor 'blockil'flof conventional construction having cylinder heads: H1 adapted to be.held in position by'means'of fastening elements inxthe form of headbolts l2, each head having an intake manifold. 13.. A valve chamberhousing; not shown, is; adapted to be secured on the cylinderblockbctween. the cylinder heads by additional bolts. l 2;, Theiwmotorblock is alsoprovide'd with a bell. housing I 41 for receiving theflywheel and starter mechanism, to which bell. housing the clutchhousing i'sa'secured. by means of-bolts I5.

In accordance with the: present. invention, in order'toreducetheweight;time, labor, space, and cost of shipment thereis'provided a shipping rigfor providing a package which includes in addition to'the' motor. blockand cooperating elements for shipment-a valve chamber cover, an oil pan,anda bell housingclosure all for attachment to the motorb'lock toprotect and supportthe same during shipmentandstorage.

The. shipping rig is applicable: to the motor opposite ends of the platethe latter can be firmly and quickly secured in position, or removed.

A substantially semi-cylindrical body is adapted to.fit on theunder.side of the motor block in lieu of the conventional oil. pan forprotecting the crank shaft and connecting rods or other partsoi.

the motor whichwould normally be exposed. The.

substantially semi-cylindrical. oil pan. I8 is provided with outwardlyturned flanges l9 having openings :20. forzreceiving the conventionaloil. pan holding boltsZl. Whenthe engineis in. uprightpositionit.restsonthe surface of the semi-cylindrical oil pan. I!) fromend to end.

In. order to provide triple supporting means to prevent the motor block.and rig from rolling over. or upsetting, a bell housing cover 22 ofrelatively thick laminated construction such as plywoodi or. the :likemay be employed. This bell housing cover is provided with openings 23for the reception of bolts l5, and when in the position shown in Figs.2, 3, and 4, transversely of the semi-cylindrical pan [8 its lowerintermediate portion is substantially in the plane of the lowermostcurved supporting portion of the semicylindrical pan l8 with theportions of the edge of the bell housing cover extending toward the endsof the same from its center, forming two additional supporting portionsthereby supporting the motor block solidly and against rocking orupsetting.

If desired, and to prevent separation or possible loss of one of theparts of the novel shipping rig, each of the three elements thereof maybe provided with an eye or the like 25 intended for engagement with alink of the chain 24 as will be more readily apparent from anexamination of Fig. 1 of the drawing. The three elements may thus bemaintained as a unit when detached from a motor block.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that with the shipping rig of thepresent invention a substantial improvement in the crating of a motorblock is accomplished, which not onlyreduces the space Of the cratedblock substantially 90%, but permits damage in shipment to be readilydetected, reduces the cost of material, labor and time involved, as wellas the weight of the crated article and the cost of the same. Also, thevalve chamber cover plate forms a ready fiatreceiving surface for thename of the shipper and addressee.

It will be obvious to'those skilled in the art that various changes maybe made in the invention without departing from the spirit and scopethereof and therefore the invention is not limited by that which isshown inthe drawings and described in the specifications but only asindicated in the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

' 1. A shipping package comprising a motor block provided with openingsin the top and bottom walls and a bell housing on one end wall thereof,the wallstructure defining said openings and bell housing being providedwith spaced apertures for fastening elements, a relatively thinsemi-cylindrical shell having substantially radially disposedlongitudinal flanges provided with spaced apertures located foralignment with certain of the'apertures in the bottom Wall of the motorblock, fastening elements engaged in said aligned apertures for securingsaid shell to said motor block so that the Weight of the block will besustained upon said shell, a'relatively thick plate-like body laminatedfor strength and provided with spaced apertures located for alignmentwith certain of the apertures in the end wall of the block, fasteningelements engaged in said aligned apertures for securing said platelikebody in position transversely of the shell with the lower edge of saidbody adjacent the center thereof in substantial alignment with thesupporting surface of said shell and with portions of said lower edgeextending toward the ends of the plate-like body forming two additionalsupporting portions for said block, a second platelike body providedwith apertures located for alignment with certain of the apertures inthe top wall of said block, and fastening elements engaged" in saidaligned apertures for securing said second plate-like body to said blockto provide a cover for the opening in the top wall thereof.

"2. A shipping package comprising a motor 4 block provided with openingsin the top and bottom walls and a bell housing on one end wall thereof,the wall structure defining said openings and bell housing beingprovided with spaced apertures for fastening elements, a relatively thinsemi-cylindrical shell having substantially radially disposedlongitudinal flanges provided with spaced apertures located foralignmentwith certain 0f the apertures in the bottom wall of the motorblock, fastening elements engaged in said aligned apertures for securingsaid shell to said motor block so that the weight of the block will besustained upon said shell, a relatively thick plate-like body laminatedfor strength and provided with spaced apertureslocated for alignmentwith certain of the apertures in the end wall of the block, fasteningelements engaged in said aligned apertures for securing said plate-likebody in position transversely of the shell with the lower edge of saidbody in substantial alignment with the supporting surface of said shellto support said motor block in upright position,

a second plate-like body provided with apertures located for alignmentwith certain of the apertures in the top wall of the motor block,"and

fastening elements engaged in said aligned ap-' ertures forsecuring'said' second plate-like body to said block to provide a coverfor the opening in the top wall thereof.

3'. A shipping package comprising a motor block provided with openingsin the .top and bot'-= tom walls and an opening in one end wall thereof,the wall structure defining said openings being provided with spacedapertures for fastening elements, a substantially semi-cylindrical shellhaving substantially radially disposed longitudinal flanges providedwith spaced apertures-lo cated for alignment with certain of theapertures in the bottom wall of the motor blockyfastening elementsengaged in said aligned apertures for securing said shell to said motorblock so that.

the weight of the block will be sustained upon said shell, a plate-likebody provided with spaced apertures for alignment with certain of theap-= ertures in the end wall of the block, fastening elements engaged insaid aligned apertures for securing said plate-like body in positiontransversely of the shell with the lower edge of said body in alignmentwith the supporting surface of ertures for securing said secondplate-like body to said block to provide a cover for the opening in thetop wall thereof.

OTTO B. HAVERLANDT,'JR.

- REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent: UNITED STATES PATENTS 5 Number Name Date No number PurdyOct. 4, 1817

